No sooner did Congressman Bob Turner announce his candidacy for the U.S. Senate against Kirsten Gillibrand than did Democrats, both in New York and in Washington D.C., connect the Republican candidate to controversial conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh.

Mr. Turner, a retired television executive, is credited with helping make Mr. Limbaugh’s television show a reality during the 1990s.

“We welcome Congressman Turner to the race,” Glen Caplin, a spokesman for Ms. Gillibrand said in an email. ”We look forward to contrasting Senator Gillibrand’s record of fighting for New York’s middle class with that of Congressman Turner’s record as a former Rush Limbaugh producer turned self-proclaimed ‘pandering’ Republican if he becomes the nominee.” Read More